在这部维莉蒂安娜剧情片中,长年在修女会中修行的维莉蒂安娜（Silvia Pinal 饰）即将立誓归宗，嬷嬷建议她在仪式前探望资助人叔叔海麦，维莉蒂安娜前往叔叔在乡间的大宅，岂料海麦因她酷似自己妻子而动情，维莉蒂安娜短暂停留后即将返回修女会，在动身的前夜，海麦央求她穿上了妻子的婚纱并向维莉蒂安娜求婚，被拒后指使女仆用药麻醉了她。第二天海麦自杀身亡，维莉蒂安娜返回大宅决定留下，海麦的私生子何塞（Francisco Rabal 饰）携女友也来到大宅，马上雇人重整荒芜田地，同时维莉蒂安娜邀请一些流浪汉与病乞共享大宅，维莉蒂安娜照顾他们的生活，带领他们虔诚祷告，试图为他们提供神的帮助。何塞的女友大感失落宣布分手，趁维莉蒂安娜与何塞进城的功夫，病乞和流浪汉们登堂入室，将大宅搞得一团混乱。
本片是布努埃尔宗教三部曲的第二部，获1961年戛纳电影节金棕榈奖。
Viridiana, a young novice about to take her final vows as a nun, accedes to a request from her widowed uncle to visit him. Moved purely by a sense of obligation, she does so. Her uncle is moved by her resemblance to his late wife to attempt to seduce Viridiana, and tragedy ensues. In the aftermath, Viridiana tries to assuage her guilt by creating a haven for the destitute folk who live around her uncle's estate. But from these good intentions, too, comes little good.
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